SIIA Announces Finalists for 2011 CODiE Awards in Business Software

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by || 04/11/2011

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, announces the finalists for the 26th annual CODiE Awards in the business software categories. Finalists will now be reviewed by SIIA members, who will vote on winners for 26 categories. The winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 25th at the CODiE Awards Luncheon, to be held as part of the SIIA All About the Cloud conference.

One hundred thirty-one nominations from 98 companies were selected as finalists from among 395 total nominations. Nominated products underwent an extensive review by judges via live demonstration, trial product access, and analysis of product documentation. Twenty companies qualified with multiple nominations, including:

  • Adobe (3)
  • Aspera (2)
  • Bridgeline (2)
  • Fiberlink (2)
  • Fortify (3)
  • Good Technology (2)
  • Host Analytics (2)
  • Informatica (2)
  • LexisNexis (3)
  • MeLLmo (2)
  • NetSuite (5)
  • Nexonia (2)
  • Novell (2)
  • Plex Systems (3)
  • Salesforce (4)
  • SAP (2)
  • Sugar CRM (2)
  • Synygy (2)
  • Volusion (2)
  • Wolters Kluwer (2)

A list of the finalists is shown below, but also may be reviewed at http://www.siia.net/codies/2011/finalists.asp.

“We are pleased to have such a diverse range of companies and products as finalists this year,” said Rhianna Collier, Vice President of the SIIA Software Division. “The competition is always tough and it reflects the level of innovation across a wide range of companies in this industry. The growth in participation certainly mirrors what we are seeing as priorities in the business software market – especially the need for effective integration of applications and demand for powerful security solutions.”

The CODiE™ Awards, originally called the Excellence in Software Awards, were established in 1986 by the Software Publishers Association (SPA), now SIIA, so that pioneers of the then-nascent software industry could evaluate and honor each other’s work. Since then, the CODiE Awards program has carried out the same purpose – to showcase the software and information industry’s finest products and services and to honor excellence in corporate achievement.

2011 CODiE Awards Finalists (listed by product name, then company name):

Best Document Management Solution

  • Carbonite Online Backup, Carbonite Inc.
  • Central Desktop, Central Desktop
  • RightSignature, RightSignature
  • OneFile, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services

Best Project Management Solution

  • AtTask, AtTask, Inc.
  • Clarizen Work Management Solution, Clarizen
  • OpenAir, NetSuite, Inc.
  • Tenrox Project Workforce Management Solution, Tenrox Corporation

For more information on the finalists or to learn more about the CODiE Awards Program, contact John Crosby on +1.202.789.4469.

About SIIA

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 500 leading software and information companies. For more information, visit www.siia.net.